S46 PLANTS I^ROM NEW CALEDONIA. 



lonn-ioribns intimis niaroiuo sciirlosis omnibus dorso niicroscoplce puberulis ; 



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liguUs albis subex^ertis 1-1"5 mm. long. 2-serialibus anf^uste linearl-spatlm- 

 latis apice bidenticulutis; styli ramis leviter complanatis '5 mm. lono-, 

 appenclicibus a?qiiilongis linearibus pr^ditis ; acluemis aliqiianto compressis 

 oblouglrf minute pubescontibus obscure costatis 2 mm. long.; jmppi setis 

 loviter scabriusculis dilutisbime rubiginosis G mm. long, 



Noumea ; roadside weed, 36. 



Affinity with E. lini/olius Willd., but tliere are too many points of difference 

 to require mention in detail. 



CoNYZA iEGYPTLVCA Ait. Mt. Mou ; ed^ijo of forest and in Niaouli region ; 

 800 ft. 55G. Warmer regions of the Old World. 



Blumea canalensis S. Moore, sp. nov. Ilerha fere orgyalis ; cajde ercclo 

 subtereti appresse griseo-pubescente ; foliis usque 20x6-8 cm. junioribus 

 8x3 cm, amplis subsessilibus ellipticis sub apicc anguslatis apice ipso acutis 



basi gradatim coartatis marglne dentatis (dentibus approxiujatis) mem- 

 branacei.s supra sparsim suhtus dousius griseo-pubescentibus ; capitidis medio- 

 cribus puniculam terminalem pubescentem usque 20x 13 cm. referentibus ; 

 hradels ultimis linearibus ])lerisque quam pedunculi proprii brevioribus ; 

 involucri cam])anulati 7x8 mm. phyllis 3-scrialibus auguste lineari-lanceo- 



latis acuminatis dorso pubei'ulis stramineis extimis quam cetera paulio 

 latioribus ; floscidh ? 50-5G, '^ 2-4 ; styli ramis anguste linearibus obtusis 

 comprcssiusculis ; acha'niis subcylindricis striatis setulosisadhuc crudis 1 mm. 

 long. ; pap pi setis ima basi connatis Icvibus sordide albis fere 5 mm. long. 



J\lt, Canala; by sireamside in forest at 1000 ft. in mica schist soil. 1168. 



Differs from B. halsamtfera DO- chiefly in the indumentum, smaller leaves 

 with short petioles and smaller heads. 



GrNAniALiuM LUTEO-ALBUM L. Ause Vata ; sandpit and as w eod of 

 cultivation. 70. Ignambi, Niaouli association, 1500 ft. on gneiss. 1671. 



A widely diffused weed. 



G. JAroNicuM Thunb. Niaouli-Gleichenia association ; frequent at 

 2000 ft. ; gneiss, .1585. E. Asia and Indian Archipelago to New Zealand. 



Parthenium nvsTKRorHORUS L. Noumea ; common weed in town, rarer 

 outside. 33. An iui rod notion from America, 



EcLirXA EKECTA L. Noumca ; roadside ditches and moist places. 221. 

 Weed of wide distribution through narmer regions of the world. 



Wedelia biflora DC. Ouen Toro ; along shore. 60. Cap Bocage ; 



with Lantana Camara in weedy area ; 200 ft. 1396. Old World tropics. 



